Biotoxins seriously threaten human and animal health, and are directly related to food safety. It has been a research hotspot in the fields of agriculture, food and public health. In order to strengthen China’s biotoxin research, especially academic exchanges among young researchers, the "Biotoxin Research" Youth Forum will be held from June 9–11 in Beijing, China.

1. Conference topics

The meeting will be organized around the following three topics:

1.1. Detection, Monitoring and Early Warning of Biotoxins (Convenors: Qi Zhang and Wentao Xu)

1.2. Toxicological Evaluation and Risk Assessment of Biotoxins (Convenors: Xiulan Sun and Meng Wang)

1.3. Safety Control of Biotoxins (Convenors: Fuguo Xing and Peilong Wang)

2. Conference Organization

Organizer:

National Science and Technology Innovation Alliance for Mycotoxin Prevention and Control

Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Participation Unit:

Toxins (MDPI)

Beijing Meizheng Biotechnology Group

Shanghai Yirou Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Continuous update...)

Main sponsor:

Mars Global Food Safety Center, Beijing Qinbang Biotechnology, Beijing Zhongjian Baotai, Qingdao Pribolab, Agilent Technologies, Shanghai Xiongtu Biotechnology, Hebei Elisa (Continuous update...)

3. Academic Advisory Committee

Director: Peiwu Li (Academician)

Deputy Director: Fengzhong Wang (Director)

Committee: Yongning Wu, Shuo Wang, Zhixian Gao, Shiping Tian, Ying Chen, Zhonghua Ma, Yang Liu, Changpo Sun, Jianrong Shi and Aibo Wu

4. Youth Academic Committee (in alphabetical order)

Boqiang Li, Erqi Guan, Fei Shen, Fuguo Xing, Hongyin Zhang, Jianhong Xu, Jin Mao, Jun Tian, Liangbin Hu, Meng Wang, Qi Zhang, Qiugang Ma, Xiaolin Zhang, Xiulan Sun, Wentao Xu, Wei Guo, Wei Wang, Yan Wang, Yueju Zhao and Zhongjie Zhang 

5. Organizing Committee

Aibo Wu, Qi Zhang, Fuguo Xing, Meng Wang, Peilong Wang, Wentao Xu, Wei Guo, Mengning Ren, Yanjia Wen, Gang Wang, Jing Jin, Xu Li, Bolei Yang, Junning Ma and Bowen Tai

6. Schedule

• 9 June 2021

All day: Conference registration, exhibitions set up

• 10 June 2021

Morning:

Opening ceremony

Leader's speech:

1. Fengzhong Wang (director)
2. Leader of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Expert report:

1. Peiwu Li (Academician, Invited)—(45 min)
2. Shiping Tian (Professor) Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences—(25 min)
3. Zhonghua Ma (Professor), College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University—(25 min)
4. Ren Lai (Professor), Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences—(25 min)
5. Jinglin Wang (Professor) Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences—(25 min)

Afternoon:

Expert report:

6. Aibo Wu (Professor) Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences—(25 min)
7. Yang Liu (Professor), School of Food Science and Engineering, Foshan University of Science and Technology—(25 min)
8. Changpo Sun (Professor) Standard Quality Center, National Grain and Material Reserve Bureau—(25 min)
9. Jianrong Shi (Professor) Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
10. Hongyin Zhang (Professor) School of Food and Bioengineering, Jiangsu University

To be continued...

• 11 June 2021

Session Report

Morning:

Topic 1: Rapid Detection of Biotoxins

Topic 2: Toxicity Evaluation of Biotoxins

Topic 3: Comprehensive Prevention and Control of Biotoxins

Afternoon:

Topic 4: Biotoxins Monitoring and Early Warning

Topic 5: Risk Assessment of Biotoxins

Topic 6: Safe Detoxification of Biotoxins

7. Contacts

Academic Contact:

Fuguo Xing 010-62811868, 15801607126

Gang Wang 010-62819472, 15501150911

Jing Jin 010-62819472, 15210682859

Bowen Tai 010-62819472, 13269858921

Chenxi Zhang 010-62819472, 15701575736

Email: toxins2021@126.com

Exhibitor Contact:

Xu Li 010-62819472，13811976783

Bolei Yang 010-62819472, 18519373787

Mailing address: Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China

Email: toxins2021@126.com

Preparatory Group for the Youth Forum on Biotoxin Research